Algorithm speeds up process for analyzing 3D medical images
Medical image registration is a common technique that involves overlaying two images, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, to compare and analyze anatomical differences...
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BIDMC researchers develop decision-making tool to benefit patients with HCV
An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C (HCV), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is...
Researchers create novel combination as potential therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia, have identified a promising target to reverse the development of high-risk...
BU researcher recognized for outstanding contributions in the field of spondyloarthritis
(Boston)--Maureen Dubreuil, MD, MSc, assistant professor of Clinical Epidemiology Research & Training at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), is one of two recipients of...
Violence against women significantly more likely after high-risk sex
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 18, 2018--A study of the victimization of women who were living in areas of high...
Trojan Horse: How a killer fungus unleashes meningitis and brain infection
Published today in The American Journal of Pathology, the study was led by a team from the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and the Marie...
‘Be personal and appreciative’: Research shows effective responses to online feedback
As more patients leave feedback on online platforms including social media, research shows how health and social care organisations can offer value in their response....
New radiological procedure for the diagnosis of liver disease
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have successfully tested a new technology for use in the assessment of overweight adolescents with liver disease. Known as...
Research finds new way to determine protection of Men B vaccine against different strains
Researchers at the University of Leicester and Meningococcal Reference Unit have developed a new approach to assess the effectiveness of the Men B vaccine, Bexsero®,...
Seven million euros for research into chronic inflammatory bowel conditions
A new collaborative research centre/Transregio 241 'Immune-epithelial communication in inflammatory bowel diseases' is due to commence its research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlange..
Cell technology used to treat osteochondral knee defect
As the publication describes, autologous cells of stromal vascular fraction were transplanted to a 36-year-old man with the use of fibrin matrix. The patient, whose...
How the brain plays a role in rheumatoid arthritis inflammation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - In patients with chronic inflammatory conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, there has been limited understanding of how this inflammation affects the...
Virtual reality headsets significantly reduce children’s fear of needles
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The scenario is all too familiar for the majority of parents. The crying, the screaming and the tantrums as they try...
Heart disease sufferers not exercizing enough
Evidence shows that people with existing heart problems or who are at risk of developing them, are ignoring medical advice and not taking enough exercise....
Eye Research Institute in Basel accelerates clinical applications for blinding conditions
Credit: IOB IOB, the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, bridges basic and clinical science within one organization to develop new therapies for eye...
